SMUD employs a Time-of-Day (TOD) rate structure designed to encourage energy use during off-peak hours: Peak Hours (5 p. ): Highest electricity rates to re...
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) worked with DOE''s Building America Program to cut energy use by more than …
Residential customers can easily compare and change your rate plan to find the best fit for your energy use. Learn about…
The project has strategic implications for SMUD, other utilities and the PV and energy-storage industries in business an…
As of 2025, SMUD''s residential electricity rates vary seasonally and according to different pricing plans: The Time-of-…
SMUD used site-specific supplemental DCGLs for Co-60 and Cs-137 for determining surface release criteria (SMUD 2006a and…
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), as a typical balancing authority and project team member, was suggeste…
We updated from Time-of-Use to Time-of-Day rate periods to better align with our customers'' electricity use and to take…
On the Time-of-Day (5-8 p.m.) Rate, you pay different rates for electricity based on the season and the time of day that…
This Final Technical Report is a summary of the activities and outcome of the Department of Energy (DOE) Assistance Agre…
This case study describes how SMUD teamed with Building America partners to retrofit aging, foreclosed homes into high-p…
The Time-of-Day Cost Estimator calculates the estimated daily cost of household items on our Time-of-Day Rate. Get start…
Small Business Demand Response with Communicating Thermostats: SMUD''s Summer Solutions Research Pilot …
Historically, SMUD utilized "tiered" pricing, where rates increased simply based on the total volume of electricity cons…
With our Time-of-Day Rate, you can save money by shifting when you use electricity to off-peak times. You can save on yo…
SMUD''s "time-of-day" rates change twice a year, once in October and again in June. Regardless of the time of year, it w…
In addition, SMUD wishes to acknowledge the US DOE and California Energy Commission (CEC) for providing additional suppo…
This report summarizes the completion of four renewable energy installations supported by California Energy Commission (…
On the Time-of-Day (5 pm - 8 pm) Rate, you pay different rates for electricity based on the season and the time of day t…
Utility Perspective A questionnaire was initiated to validate the protection issues. Following are the responses from AE…
Who is eligible for the Time-of-Day (5-8 p.m.) Rate? All residential customers are eligible for this rate except custome…
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